Date: 27-30 April 2015
Venue: Khammouane
Province, Lao PDR
Objectives
1. Create better understanding of fishers and
local government authorities on the importance of sustainable fisheries
development through co-management for inland fisheries, especially on the
leading role in practicing and transferring knowledge on co-management for
inland fisheries;
2. To
introduce the knowledge and experience on practical approach to Co-Management
and Community-based Fisheries Management (CBFM) to local fishing community of
Lao PDR.
3. Strengthen
practical competence in cooperation and implementing the applicable inland
fishery management plans by local fishing community.
4. Provide
practical tools and methodology of fisheries data collection in inland
small-scale fisheries for better development and management of fisheries
resources to ensure sustainable livelihood for fishing communities.
5. To
transfer knowledge on Lao Fisheries law to local officers
Result
The
Department of Livestock and Fisheries of Lao PDR requested SEAFDEC for
supporting to conduct an on-site training
course to promote the concept of
community-based fisheries management and co-management to local fishing
community in Lao PDR. The participants composed of 30 DLF’s local officers
of the Center part of Lao PDR and 4 officers from DLF head quarter
as well as six persons from SEAFDEC and one resource person from Department of
Fisheries of Thailand.
The presentations had both lecture and workshop. The
lecture divided into three sessions. First session was Basic knowledge on
co-management and CBFM. In this session had six modules; 1) Community- based fisheries
management: importance of fisheries management by community, 2) Important
role of resource management for sustainable fisheries, 3) Community-based Fisheries Management in Japan and its implications for Southeast Asian
Countries,
4) How
to introduce and facilitate community -based fisheries management (CBFM) to fisheries
community, 5) Concept and effective methodology on
data collection through CBFM, and 6) Introduction of Fisheries law of Lao
PDR.
Second session was experiences/case studies on
practical approach to co-management and CBFM. It
composed of five modules; 1) Co-Management/Community-based
Fisheries Management in Nam Oon Dam, Sakon Nakhon Province, Thailand (case
study),
2) Micro-credit for small-scale
fisheries in Thailand (case study), 3) Case
study on Community-based Fisheries Management in Nam Houm reservoir, Lao PDR, 4) Importance of socio-economic
information to improve fisheries livelihood (case study), 5) Encouraging women’s participation in
fisheries management for sustainable
livelihood (case study).
Third session was the workshop on effective
implementation and extension of Co-management and CBFM in Provincial level. It
composed of; 1) Introduction on workshop’s plan, 2) Finding out issues and
challenges on fisheries management in provincial level, 3) Consideration of
roles and functions of local officer/government officers in facilitating CBFM,
4) Consideration on the way forward. The participants were divided into 3
groups to discussion on these topics. Then, each group presented on the result
and got suggestions and recommendations. Furthermore, the training also
included the study trip at Nam Thern 2 to learn
about fisheries co-management by cooperation between the Fisheries Management
Unit and fisheries officers.
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